Charges Per Claim Up With Private Equity Acquisition of Practices
Increase seen in volume of encounters in aggregate and in share of office visits billed as longer than 30 minutes
U.S. Safety-Net Providers Report Moral Distress in Early Pandemic
Moral distress emerged from being unable to provide optimal care, seeing pandemic’s effects on patients, coworkers
FDA Warns of Dangers From Skin-Lightening Creams
Potentially harmful ingredients are hydroquinone or mercury, according to the agency
U.S. Life Expectancy Decreased 0.9 Years From 2020 to 2021
Declines in life expectancy seen for males and females, and for all race and Hispanic-origin groups
Pathway Programs for Medical School Diversity Disrupted by Pandemic
Programs targeting elementary and middle school-aged children more likely to be canceled
Industry Payments to Prescribers May Influence Choice of Eye Drops
Positive association seen between amount of transfers of value and frequency of prescribing branded prostaglandin analog eye drops
Visual Acuity Lower When Tested at Home Rather Than Clinic
Disease progression does not appear to be the primary cause of the difference between home and clinic visual acuity measurements
7-Methylxanthine Linked to Reduced Myopia Progression in Children
Rate of myopia progression and axial elongation reduced in association with caffeine metabolite 7-MX treatment
2019 to 2020 Saw Decrease in Life Expectancy in All States, D.C.
Decrease in life expectancy varied from 0.2 years for Hawaii to 3.0 years for New York, and was mostly due to COVID-19, overdoses
Retinal Layer Thinning May Predict Relapse Remission in MS
Changes in retinal layer thickness following optic neuritis may predict the course of relapsing multiple sclerosis
